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Asked about the term "humanitarian crisis" - which the British Red Cross has used for the current state of the NHS - Mr Hunt said: "Independent people, not people who support the government are saying that was the wrong description.

"Humanitarian crisis means terrible problems we see in other parts of the world and independent people are saying that it is not an appropriate description."

The health secretary said the government is putting in an extra £4 billion into the NHS, with 3,000 more nurses and nearly 2,000 more doctors this year.